Italy Italian President Sergio Mattarella sworn in for a second term The 80-year-old agreed to remain in office after Italy’s fractious parliament failed to agree on a successor. 03/02/2022
Greece Former Greek president Christos Sartzetakis dies aged 92 Sartzetakis was imprisoned without trial for resisting pressure from military dictators while serving as a judge in the late 1960s. 03/02/2022
Albania Court set to rule on the impeachment of Albania's president Ilir Meta To impeach or not to impeach? Court set to decide president's fate. 01/02/2022
Kazakhstan Kazakh President Tokayev replaces predecessor as ruling party leader The move comes after nationwide protests against the influence of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. 28/01/2022
Armenia Armenia's president resigns over position's lack of power Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned on Sunday, citing his inability to "influence" the political life of his country. 24/01/2022
Poland Writer acquitted of calling Poland's president a 'moron' A Warsaw court dismissed the case amid concerns that a conviction could reduce free speech rights in the EU country. 11/01/2022
Lithuania Taiwan representative office was 'mistake', says Lithuanian president The move prompted China to restrict diplomatic contacts with Lithuania and stop issuing visas. 04/01/2022
Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier set for second term as Germany's president All three parties in Germany's coalition have now endorsed Steinmeier to serve for another five years until 2027. 04/01/2022
South Africa South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID-19 The statement did not specify whether he had been infected with the Omicron variant. 13/12/2021
Switzerland Swiss minister Ignazio Cassis chosen as country's next president Switzerland’s presidency rotates every year among the seven members of the executive Federal Council. 08/12/2021
Portugal Portugal's president vetoes law legalising euthanasia President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the second draft still needs "clarification". 30/11/2021
France Interpol plays down controversy over new president Ahmed Al-Raisi Al-Raisi, who has been accused of overseeing torture, was today chosen as the new president of international police organisation Interpol. 25/11/2021
Czech Republic Czech President Miloš Zeman back in hospital after positive COVID test Zeman had just been discharged from a Prague hospital where he had been in care for six weeks. 25/11/2021
Ukraine Man detained after explosives attack on Ukrainian presidential office Ukrainian police detain man who threw Molotov cocktail at presidential building 22/10/2021
Slovakia Slovakian President slams MP for Facebook post about her daughter Independent MP Tomáš Taraba has been accused of "attacking" the daughter of President Zuzana Čaputová on Facebook. 20/10/2021
Estonia Alar Karis sworn in as Estonia's new president He was the only candidate for the job. 12/10/2021
Georgia Georgia's ex-President faces arrest if he returns for local elections Mikheil Saakashvili, who is based in Ukraine, says he plans to return to Georgia to help "save the country". 28/09/2021
Portugal Portugal's former president Jorge Sampaio dies aged 81 Current president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said in a televised address that Sampaio fought for "freedom and equality". 10/09/2021
Estonia Estonian MPs elect Alar Karis as President at second attempt Estonia’s parliament has elected the chief of a major national museum as their new president in the second round of voting. 31/08/2021
Estonia Estonia fails to elect President after rejecting sole candidate Estonia’s Parliament on Monday failed to elect a new president to the Baltic country after lawmakers rejected the only candidate in the first round of voting. 30/08/2021
Travel News Which European leaders are going on holiday amid the COVID crisis? Emmanuel Macron is in the Côte d'Azur and Boris Johnson's up in Scotland, but are any political leaders breaking travel restrictions? 12/08/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria's President pushes for government talks to avoid 3rd election Bulgaria's President Ruman Radev had urged parties to hold coalition talks to avoid a third parliamentary election. 30/07/2021
Czech Republic Anger after Czech President calls transgender people 'disgusting' Czech President Milos Zeman told a television interview on Sunday that he finds transgender people 'disgusting'. 28/06/2021
the global conversation Europe must tackle the real causes of migration: Tunisian president "Who exploits them and who benefits from it? It's here in Europe." 05/06/2021
Czech Republic Czech President Milos Zeman apologises to Serbia for 1999 NATO bombing Czech President Milos Zeman has apologised for the 1999 NATO bombing during a visit to Prague by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. 19/05/2021
Albania Albanian President says impeachment investigation is "illegal" Albanian MPs have begun an impeachment process against President Ilir Meta, who they accuse of violating the constitution during last month's election. 18/05/2021
